Project Reports

The Navigator reveals that protected areas and potentially resilient strongholds across New York are jeopardized by current condition impairments. The majority of forests in most regions are in poor condition, making them vulnerable to climate change stressors.

Larger streams and rivers in New York are hampered by impairments like flow alterations and water quality that limit their ability to adapt well, and 60% of streams are at high or very high risk from climate change.

Less than one-third of New York’s floodplains remain as high functioning natural infrastructure that could help reduce impacts of more frequent and severe storms.